Had breakfast in north Hobart - quite groovyThen hit the Salamanca markets which were great funIt started to rain so we jumped in a car and drove down to the Huen valleyShot some pool in an old pub in CygnetStuffed my face with oysters at Muirs on the pierRain has stoppedGoing to the Mona museum tomorrow and Port Arthur

Woke up early and decided to leave the packJim & Chris hooked in with Nigel from NSW and went to Bronte Park & I headed for HobartWe will hook up tomorrow at New Norfolk The Diamond had been pissing oil so I filled her upBloody cold. I was wearing every shirt I had and a te shirt as a scarfRoads were great out of Queenstown but you had to weave thru the dead wombats More lakes mountains rivers forests and windy roadsHalfway the diamond stopped ..... Petrol !!!Then the nut on the retard cane off which I fixed with a zip tieFinally got to Hobart and the diamond was leaving a puddle if oil. Then the battery shat itself so I have parked her in a car park to sort out tomorrowStaying in a posh hotel overlooking the bayA guy helped me push the bike up to a car park and then asked me for a beerI bought him one of course The he asked me if I would like to drive a front end loader into an ATM and steal it!!!!!!I left him at the bar

Jimmy woke up at 8am pissed off, He had no sleep. Apparently a steam engine started and ran through his room? Chris heard nothing !After
breakfast we helped Steve take off his front head to replace valves,
later he had to change a flat tyre as well, all in 4 hours.We rode through forests, lakes, mountains on some very feisty roads.We had lunch in StrahanThen we headed to the mining town of QueenstownI fixed up my clutch with spring washers

Got the bikes off the ferry at 7amForgot to mention that Jim won the daily 'Tassie Tosser' award he had to wear a yellow sash with a joker attached for 24h.Had breaky and set off to Burnie and then Hellyer Gorge Great windy roadsWe stopped for a bourbon at some pub.Got to Tullah and the work started !I had lost my clutchJim reset all is valves by himself and tuned it !!!!!!Chris took his shifter out of the gear housing and fixed a loose pin.2 guys replaced blown head gaskets.One guy welded a broken side car frame.Jim Parker was v helpful !!!!!!!We were given 3 sombrero's hat by the group as we are known as the 3 amigo's.

Had a big night on Sunday at 2 bars being chased my melbourne cougars, We survived.Woke up Monday and Ando took us for breaky in Port MelbourneWe picked the bikes up. Chris's bike was covered in dust and mine (Charlie) had a flat tyre.Jimmy's bike was playing up and got worse, it finally stopped after 6 kWe parked on the side of the road and checked the points, dizzy, fuel lines, valves, stripped the carb and checked the battery etc.Jim was having a stress, so we called the guys and sent the bike to Jim Parkers-burgIt ended up being the condenserChris and I visited Peter Arundel and saw his collection.

We made it to the ferryLoading took 2 hoursThe boat was knocked about crossing Bass Strait Ready for Day 1Ciao